Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2018-05
November 21, 2018257 So. 3d 925
Summary
The court approved proposed amendments to five standard criminal jury instructions concerning arson, burglary, trespass, and interference with telephone or power service to facilitate burglary. The amendments clarify definitions, classify consent and public-access claims as affirmative burglary defenses, define great bodily harm, and require a firearm to qualify as a dangerous weapon before it supports an armed-burglary finding. The instructions were authorized for publication and use when the opinion became final, without the court expressing an opinion on their legal correctness.